Media portion selection system and method
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1. An automated method, comprising:
- automatically identifying, by a mobile communications device, a portion of an existing media file in the mobile communications device, the identified portion comprising a repetitive or substantially repetitive portion of the existing media file;
receiving, by the mobile communications device, an incoming call; and
playing back, by the mobile communications device, the identified portion of the existing media file in response to the received incoming call.
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Abstract
A device may store a media file. A portion of the media file may be identified and played back in response to an event associated with the device. In one implementation, a portion of an existing audio file may be used as a ring tone in response to a received incoming telephone call.
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1. An automated method, comprising:
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automatically identifying, by a mobile communications device, a portion of an existing media file in the mobile communications device, the identified portion comprising a repetitive or substantially repetitive portion of the existing media file; receiving, by the mobile communications device, an incoming call; and playing back, by the mobile communications device, the identified portion of the existing media file in response to the received incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An automated method, comprising:
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automatically identifying, by a mobile communications device, a portion of an existing media file, said identifying comprising examining a repetitive or substantially repetitive portion of the existing media file; assigning, by the mobile communications device, the identified portion to an action; and playing back, by the mobile communications device, the identified portion of the existing media file in accordance with the assigned action. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device, comprising:
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a display; a speaker; a memory to store an existing media file; and a processor to; analyze the existing media file to identify a repetitive or substantially repetitive portion of the existing media file; assign the identified portion to performance of an action associated with the mobile device; and output the identified portion of the existing media file via at least one of the display or the speaker in response to an executed command associated with performance of the action. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable communications device, comprising:
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means for outputting audio and video; means for storing a media file; means for identifying a portion of the stored media file, the indentified portion comprising a repetitive or substantially repetitive portion of the existing media file; means for assigning the identified portion to an event; and means for outputting the identified portion of the stored media file in response to the assigned event. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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